{"product_id":"atlantic-isles-gareth-roddy-9781915249203","title":"Atlantic Isles: Travel and Identity in the British and Irish West, 1880-1940","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom remote islands to sunken lands, Gareth Roddy traces how travel writing and tourism shaped the cultural and political imagination of the British and Irish West between 1880 and 1940.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the turn of the twentieth century, the British and Irish West emerged as a region of deep political and cultural significance, bound by shared histories and languages. \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Isles\u003c\/i\u003e depicts how this transnational space was imagined through travel writing and myth, showing how journeys westward reflected broader anxieties about modernity and national identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through case studies from remote islands, sunken lands, and evolving infrastructure, Gareth Roddy finds a vibrant literary culture that framed the West as a nostalgic retreat. Analyzing narratives of exploration and belonging, \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Isles\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the contested meanings of Britishness and Irishness in an era of political transformation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gareth Roddy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1915249201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781915249203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of London Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Gareth Roddy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46927919022335,"sku":"9781915249203","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7a602b14-bd37-43b5-8b16-269ba424d71f.jpg?v=1749373376","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/atlantic-isles-gareth-roddy-9781915249203","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}